International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 43 Issue 7/8

Grey workers in the European Union: precariousness among economically dependent solo self-employed

Filip Majetic, Miroslav Rajter, Chiara Bassetti

This explorative study aims to investigate work precariousness (WP) among EU27-based economically dependent solo self-employed, i.e. those with no employees and usually relying on…

They do what they must: caseworkers at the public employment service in Vienna

Bettina Leibetseder

Concerning the decision-making of frontline bureaucrats, research has suggested that caseworkers take into account a broader range of legal, organisational, professional and…

Deradicalization in response to social experiences in youth in Hong Kong

Chau-kiu Cheung

The study aims to examine the effectiveness of socially available measures such as concessive messaging, deradicalizing messaging, punishment, and reward in deradicalization…

(Re)constructing a hostile environment: political claims making and the primary definers of a refugee “crisis”

Tom Montgomery, Francesca Calo, Simone Baglioni

In this article focused upon the UK context, the authors sought to better understand how political elites shaped public debate to reinforce rather than challenge the hostile…

Occupational segregation, microaggression, social exclusion, and turnover intentions: mediating and moderating impact of social invisibility and felt obligation

Sadia Batool, Muhammad Kashif

This study investigates occupational segregation, microaggression, and social exclusion as antecedents of social invisibility to predict employee intentions to leave. Furthermore…

Social identity dilemmas of ultra-orthodox men in Israeli higher education

Adi Binhas, Yaffa Moskovich

This paper aims to analyze the unique dilemmas and challenges of ultra-orthodox men in academia.

The impact of perceived organizational support on professional commitment: a moderation of burnout and mediation of well-being

Sehrish Ilyas, Ghulam Abid, Fouzia Ashfaq

In today’s challenging world, achieving professional commitment among healthcare workers is becoming the need of time. Drawing on self-determination theory, the current study…

The rationality of voluntary care work: light and shadow of volunteering in Germany's care sector

Tine Haubner

In the context of a care crisis in Germany, care work done by volunteers is increasingly being semi-formalized by the state and used in professional care work contexts to relieve…

Undeclared activities on digital labour platforms: an exploratory study

Mara Mațcu, Adriana Zaiț, Rodica Ianole-Călin, Ioana Alexandra Horodnic

This paper aims to explore the prevalence of undeclared activities conducted on digital labour platforms, and then to discuss what policies are likely to be more effective in…

Social insecurity and varieties of family resilience strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tauchid Komara Yuda, Misbahul Munir

This study is aimed at developing an understanding of the consequences of the pandemic on families' socioeconomic resilience, and the strategies adopted by the families in…